Floor-oiler



P. BELvm FLooR 0|LER.

y APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1919- I i 1,350,688. Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

P. BELVIN.

FLOOR OILEH.

APPucATxoN FILED SEPT. 5. 1919.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

2O 'MINIMUM OFFICE.

PRESTON BELVIN, OF RICEIVICND, VIRGINIA.

FLOOR-OILER.

Application filed September 5, 1919.

To all 't0/icm t may concern.'

Be it known that T, PnnsT'oN BnLvrN, citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FlooreOile-rs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved floor oiler and has as one of its principal objects to provide a device whereby a Vcoat of oil may be evenly distributed over a floor.

The invention has as a further object to provide a device employing a rubbing shoe and 'wherein oil will bey evenly distributed to the shoe for insuring an even distribution of oil by the shoe over the floor.

A further object of thek invention in this connection is to provide an oil distribnter inA connection with the shoe and wherein the distributer will be so formed that oil must overflow from the distributer in order to issue therefrom onto the shoe, this construction providing an arrangement whereby spilling of the oil in the Vdistributer will be obviated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device wherein flow of oil from the reservoir employed to the distributor may be readily controlled as desired.

nd the invention has as av still further object to provide a device wherein the shoe will be reinforced in such manner as to prevent buckling or distortion of the shoe so that the efficiency of the device will thus be materially prolonged and wherein the reinforcing means employed in yconnection with the shoe may be Aadjustably positioned with respect thereto for either increasing` or decreasing the flexible margin of the shoe exposed for contact with a floor, this construction also providing ain arrangement whereby said reinforcing means may-be adjustably retracted as the shoe wears away.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter. In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved oi-ler,

Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view taken centrally through the device, this view more particularly showing the structural details of theoiler,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section more particularly illustrating the mounting of the reinforcing cleats for the oiler shoe, and

Fig. l is a fragmentary sectional view Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aue'. 2d, F320.

sei-iai No. 321,824.

particularly illustrating the manner in which the handle socket of the device is mounted upon the oil reservoir.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a hollow oiler body l0. This body is preferably vconstructed of suitable sheet metal and is closed at its upper end by a top wall 1l while, at its lower end, the side walls of the body closely converge to define a restricted discharge slot l2 extending the `full length of the body. F ixed within the lower end portion of the body is a partition i3 providing the bottom 'wall of an oil reservoir le. The top wall ll' is formed with a filler opening for the reservoir and said opening is surrounded by a suitable upstanding flange upon which is threaded a closure cap lo. Conneeted, as particularly shown in Fig. e of the drawings, to the rear side wall of the body, at a point substantially midway between the ends of the body, is a handle socket 16 braced by a reinforo ing member 17 extending across the top wall of the body and removably fitted in said socket is a handle 18 by which the device may be pushed about over a floor. Removably fitted upon the lower tapered end portion ofthe body V10 Ais a rubbing` shoe 19. This shoe is preferably formed of two strips of thick felt secured togetherat their ends in such manner that the shoe is, as particularly shown in Fig. l, adapted to fit snugly over the lower end portion of the body projecting therebeneath. Inter-posed between the side walls of the body adjacent their I lower edges are spacers 2O suitably secured to said walls and separated transversely of the body to prevent closing ot the slot l2. Freely fitted through these spacers as well as through said side walls and the strips of the rubbingshoe, are bolts or other suitable fastening devices 2l which are preferably equipped with wing nuts 22. The bolts 2l carry reinforcing 'cleats 23. These cleats may be constructed of wood, metal or other approved material and are formed adjacent their ends with transverse slots 24 through which the bolts are freely received, the strips being arranged to overlie the sides of thev rubbing shoe. Thus, as will be clear, the strips 23 will provide rigid reinforcements for the shoe and by properly ma ipulating the wing nuts 22, may be adjusted vertically of the shoe.

ln use, it is intended that the oiler will be manipulated by grasping the handle 18 and moving the oiler about over a floor, the shoe contacting at its lower free margin with the floor yfor distributing oil thereto. Consequently, it will beseen that the cleats 23 will, in the practical use of the device, prevent buckling of the shoe or distortion thereof such as would interfere with the uniform contact of the shoe throughout its length with the floor. The reinforcing cleats will thus tend to materially prolong the efficiency of the device as well as assist in the even distribution of the oil to the floor. As the shoe wears away at its lower free margin, the reinforcing cleats may be adjustably retracted. Normally, the cleats are, as particularly shown in F ig. 3, arranged to project below the lower end of the body 10 and will thus hold the lower margins of the strips of the shoe firmly together to provide a compact rubbing surface. However, since the cleats do not extend to the bottom edge of the shoe, a portion of the lower margin ofthe shoe is left free to flex or give as the shoe is moved over a floor for thus evenly distributing the oil to the floor and, .of course, the cleats may be adjustably positioned vertically of -the shoe for either increasing or decreasing the unsupported portion of the lower margin of the shoe.

Suspended beneath the bottom wall 1.3

of the reservoir lis a horizontally .ar-

ranged tubular distributer 25 closed at its ends and provided at its upper side with a series of longitudinally spaced discharge openings 26. Upstanding from the distributer at a point substantially midway of itsends is a lateral inlet pipe 27 snugly received throughthe wall 13 and connected to the upper end of said pipe is a head 2S upstanding within the reservoir, it being understood, of course, that a sealedcjoint is provided between the pipe 27 andthe bottom wall ofthe reservoir. At its lower end the head is formed with a suitable flange seating against said bottom wall and formed in the head are oppositely disposed passages 29. Secured to and depending from the top wall l1 of the body in vertical alinement with the head 28 isa sleeve 30 and threaded through this sleeve is a valve 3l provided with a reduced lower end portion slidably receivedv through the head 28 and adapted to close the passages 29. The upper end portion of the valve projects freely through the reinforcing member 17 and is preferably equipped with a winged head 32 in order that the valve may be easily adjusted manually.

As will now be readilyunderstood, the reservoir let may be filled with oil when,by properly adjusting' the valve 31, oil will be permitted to flow from the reservoir into the distributer 25. The distributer will thus be filled with oil and when so filled oil will overflow from the distributer through the tributing' the oil to a floor. I accordingly provide an arrangement-whereby likelihood of oiling a floor in light and heavy streaks will be effectually overcome. Flow of oil to the distributer and accordingly to the rubbing shoe, is, of course, controlled by means of the valve 31 and in this connection it is to be noted that since the oil, in order to Yissue from the distributer, must overflow at the upper side thereof, distribution of oil from the distributer will stop immediately at the time the valve is closed. Furthermore, this construction provides an arrangement whereby, when the device is not in actual use, oil contained within the distributer will not likely become spilled therefrom.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. Avr device of the character described including a reservoir, a rubbing shoe associated therewith and having a lineal floor engaging edge, adjustable reinforcing elements on each side thereof movable along the rubbing shoe away from the edge thereof, a distributer in communication with the reservoir, vand means for controlling the flow from the distributer.

2. A device of the .character described including a reservoir, a rubbing shoe associated therewith, rubbing shoe reinforcing means adjustable tothe wear of said shoe, a distributer. extending longitudinally of the shoe and in communication with the reservoir, and means for controlling flow from the distributer.

3. A device for the purpose set-forth com-v prising a reservoir having its side walls,

converging below its bottom, a rubbing shoe secured around said converging side walls and projecting below the same, a distributer supported between said converging walls below and in communication with the reservoir, said distributer being constructed to overflow and feed liquid to the shoe, and means for regulating the flow.

t. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a reservoir having its side walls converging below its bottom, a rubbing shoe secured around said converging side walls and projecting below the same, a distributer supported between said converging walls below and in communicationwith the reservoir, said distributer being-constructed to overflow and feed liquid to the shoe, means for regulating the flow, and means for maintaining' the lower 'edges of the side Walls in spaced relation.

5. A device of the Character described including a reservoir, a rubbing shoe associated therewith and having a surface engaging edge, and reinforcing means adjustable away from said edge to compensate for wear of said shoe.

6. A device of the character described including a reservoir, a rubbing shoe associated therewith and formed of overlapping plies7 and means for holding said plies together adjacent the rubbing surface of the shoe, said means being adjustable for wear of the plies.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

PRESTON BELVIN. [L s j 

